On 20 May 2022, in a judgment relating to copyright law, the Supreme Court of India ruled that offences under Section 63 of the Copyright Act (1957) are cognisable ...

The food department in India had banned gutka and restricted its sale in 2012 under the Cigarettes and Other products Act 2003. Officials of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the ...

In a significant step towards promoting tourism in the state, the Rajasthan state legislative assembly has passed an amendment bill that has categorised misbehaviour with tourists as a cognisable ...

The Supreme Court has declared that women accused of offences, which are otherwise held to be non-bailable under the relevant laws, are entitled to a grant of bail barring exceptional circumstances.

Tax evasion exceeding an amount of Rs 5 crore under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime will be a non-bailable offence with the police having the authority to arrest persons without a warrant. The ...

The Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, has expressed strong opposition to the remand of civil rights activist Dele Farotimi for a bailable offence, describing it as a violation of his ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that a person accused of a bailable offence is automatically entitled to be released on bail after furnishing the required surety or bond and such a right does not depend ...

The Bombay high court has held that an offence of illegal import of an albino monkey and 20 siamese baby crocodiles was bailable under the Customs Act and order the release of a businessman Imran ...

The assembly on Saturday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2021 to increase the punishment for food and medicine adulteration. Under the new amendment, the offence has been made cognizable and ...